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The American Red Cross shows WDBJ7 its Emergency Response Vehicles
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistThe American Red Cross has 400 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERV) in the country. During Sandy, the entire fleet deployed. Each ERV can distribute up to 300 meals at a time, so usually it's breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The vehicles are packed with...Tags: American Red Cross, Relief and Aid Organizations, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Emergency response volunteers honored
Organizers from the city of Newport Beach's emergency program recognized some of their own during an annual awards dinner last week. Friday's event for the CERT, or Community Emergency Response Team at the OASIS Senior Center in Corona del Mar honored...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, FEMA
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Avon Schools Chief Issues Statement On School Safety
Superintendent of Schools Gary Mala and his staff met on Friday and reviewed how they will respond to the questions that he anticipates from the public about the district's emergency procedures in the wake of shootings at an elementary school in Newtown...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Parenting, Health and Safety at School
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Three Mile Island Reschedules Nov. 1 Siren Tests
Content ManagerExelon Generation has rescheduled the Nov. 1 Three Mile Island emergency warning siren tests to Thursday, Nov. 15. The tests are being rescheduled due to the severe weather that has occurred this week. The Nov. 15 siren tests will include up to six...Tags: Television Industry, Television Stations, FEMA
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Should Sandy spur national disaster insurance?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsSo this is what rising sea levels look like. From South Florida's beachfront enclaves to the low-lying streets of Lower Manhattan, Sandy has given us a grim preview of what awaits a world where water wins out against man-made development.......Tags: Insurance, Natural Disasters, Floods, Manhattan (New York City)
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Maryland emergency crews on standby to head north
With Maryland largely spared from the worst of superstorm Sandy's wrath, some Baltimore-area emergency personnel — including a specially trained urban search and rescue team and multiple medical units — are gearing up to be dispatched to...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Annapolis, Howard County, Advanced Life Support, Natural Disasters
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October Storm Hits Connecticut
Nov 8 Some 18,000 Connecticut Light and Power customers were still without power midday Tuesday, most in the Simsbury area. About one-third of Simsbury was without electricity, as was a quarter of Avon and Farmington, and many in Granby, Canton,...Tags: Telecommunication Service, Federal Aviation Administration, Trials, Starbucks Corp., Joe Furey
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TMI Siren Tests: Three Mile Island will be testing new siren system Oct. 18
Exelon Generation has completed the installation of a new state-of-the-art siren system around Three Mile Island (TMI) Generating Station, part of a $13 million investment to upgrade sirens around the company`s nuclear stations. The new system includes...
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State-of-the-Art Siren System for Three Mile Island installed; Tests scheduled
Exelon Generation has completed the installation of a new state-of-the-art siren system around Three Mile Island (TMI) Generating Station, part of a $13 million investment to upgrade sirens around the company's nuclear stations.
The new system includes...Tags: Television Industry, Medical Procedures and Tests, Television Stations, FEMA
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FEMA snub surprised Palm Beach County
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County and the rest of Florida getting turned down for federal aid in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaac came as a surprising snub ??? especially given who signed the letter. The Federal Emergency Management Agency last week......Tags: Regional Authority, Hurricane Isaac (2012), Tropical Storms, Executive Branch, Rick Scott
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State of Louisiana & multi-parish general information
WGNO NewsMon 9/3/2012 7:06 PM The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), at the request of the state of Louisiana, has activated its Transitional Sheltering Assistance program, which allows eligible evacuees from Hurricane Isaac whose neighborhoods are not...Tags: Hurricane Isaac (2012), Laws, Human Interest, Mexico, Health and Safety at Work
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State Requests Proposals to Create Emergency Food Supply and Storage for Alaska
Channel 2 NewsWhile the nation watches as tropical storm Isaac pounds the Gulf Coast, various agencies are pitching in and providing resources to help the communities. But officials in Alaska know that when natural disaster strikes in the Last Frontier, it will be more...Tags: Hurricane Isaac (2012), Conservation, Disasters and Accidents, Environmental Issues, Food Industry
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